Retired IAS officer duped of Rs 2 lakh over home delivery of liquor
Gurugram, Aug 6 (BPNS) A retired woman IAS officer was reportedly duped of around Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of online home delivery of liquor in Gurugram. Based on a complaint received through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), an FIR has been registered at the city’s cybercrime police station (east), the police said. […]
CWG 2022: PV Sindhu enters semis with win over Goh Jin Wei
Birmingham, Aug 6 (BPNS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu reached the women’s singles semifinals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after seeing off a tough challenge from Malaysian No 1 Goh Jin Wei in the quarter-finals, here on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, beat Goh Jin Wei 19-21, 21-14, 21-18 at the National Exhibition Centre […]
CWG 2022: Indian men’s lawn bowls fours team settles for silver
Birmingham, Aug 6 (BPNS) The Indian men’s fours team won the silver medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after losing to Northern Ireland in the gold medal match, here on Saturday. The men’s fours team of Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar lost 5-18 to England in the […]
CWG 2022, Cricket: Will definitely watch second semifinal to make our plans for the final, says Harmanpreet
Birmingham, Aug 6 (BPNS) India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur acknowledged that she would be closely watching the second semifinal of 2022 Commonwealth Games between Australia and New Zealand to set their plans for the gold medal match to be held on Sunday. On Saturday, India shrugged off their jinx of losing to tougher teams and falling […]
Dhanbad judge murder case: Both convicts sentenced to life term without remission
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Aug 6 (BPNS) A special CBI court here on Saturday sentenced both the men convicted of the sensational murder of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, Uttam Anand, who was mowed down while out a morning walk, to life in jail for the remainder of their natural life without any remission. The court […]
CISF trooper at Kolkata museum opens indiscriminate fire, kills colleague
Kolkata, Aug 6 (BPNS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, deployed at the Indian Museum at the busy Park Street crossing, on Saturday opened indiscriminate fire from his AK-47 rifle, killing a colleague and injuring another one critically, police said. After the incident, the rogue trooper hid within the museum premises with his weapon. […]
Puducherry government schools to turn into smart classrooms
Puducherry, Aug 6 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry is to convert all its classrooms in government schools to turn into smart classrooms. The officials have drawn up plans to introduce smart classes in the primary schools of the territory with audio-visual devices, smart TVs and projectors, and e-content where the facility is planned. Around […]
Addicted to online rummy : Former driver, accomplice rob woman, held
Chennai, Aug 6 (BPNS) A 36-year-old man, who had worked as a driver for a 68-year-old woman who was living alone in Chennai, broke into her house along with his friend and robbed her of jewels and other valuables at knifepoint. The woman registered a complaint with the Velachery police station that she was robbed […]
TN releases 25000 cusecs water from Bhavanisagar reservoir
Chennai, Aug 6 (BPNS) With the average inflow into the Bhavanisagar in the last 24 hours increased to 19000 cusecs, about 25000 cusecs surplus water was released into the Bhavani river on Saturday. People of the area are warned against entering the Bhavani river. While the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of Bhavanisagar is 105 feet, […]
